Executive Runtime: Two Decades of Infrastructure Leadership
Conversation with Johnny Austin on scaling Stripe's Data Platform from 30 to 180 people, systems thinking in infrastructure, and building for reliability at global scale...
Speaking Engagements
Shipping Agentic Experiences - Going Beyond Pilots to Production
Panel discussion on taking AI agents from experimentation to production - strategies for building reliable, scalable agentic systems in enterprise environments...
Prompt to Production: Operationalizing AI in Engineering
Main stage panel on moving beyond clever prompts to production-ready AI solutions - building trust, measuring impact, and transforming the engineer's role...
Architecting the Future: Platform Strategies for API Adoption & Impact
Strategic insights on building platform architectures that drive API adoption and maximize business impact - lessons from scaling developer ecosystems...
Building a thriving graph ecosystem
Panel discussion on creating sustainable GraphQL ecosystems at scale - exploring federated architectures, developer experience, and community building strategies...
Fireside Chat: SVP of Engineering at Apollo
Intimate conversation about leading engineering at Apollo GraphQL - scaling teams, building culture, and navigating the challenges of hypergrowth...
Growth in a Downturn (Keynote)
Keynote address on navigating engineering growth during economic uncertainty - strategies for building resilient teams and sustainable practices...
How to Implement Platform Engineering at Scale
Enterprise webinar on overcoming cultural barriers and team silos when adopting platform engineering practices in large organizations...
Driving Effective Prioritization for Optimal Business Outcomes
Framework for making tough prioritization decisions that actually drive business impact - lessons from scaling teams at Stripe and beyond...
Building High-Performance APIs at Scale with GraphQL
Lessons from leading Apollo GraphQL's engineering team on rapid digital transformation and scaling GraphQL for enterprise...
Deconstructing Engineering Velocity
Moderated discussion with engineering leaders from Credit Karma, Mailchimp, and The New York Times on navigating bottlenecks holistically...
Navigating Tech: Mistakes, Lessons, Hopes & Dreams
Candid reflections from my time at Stripe on the real challenges of tech leadership - the failures that taught me most and what keeps me optimistic...
Debugging Engineering Velocity
Practical techniques for identifying and fixing velocity bottlenecks in engineering teams - from measuring the right metrics to addressing root causes...
Treating Dev Bandwidth as Your Most Valuable Resource
From my Stripe experience: why developer productivity is your organization's most precious asset and practical frameworks for protecting and optimizing it...
A Systems Thinking Lens to Management
Deep dive into applying systems thinking principles to engineering management - how to see the interconnections and feedback loops in your organization...
Connecting Devs' Work to the Business Bottom Line
Panel discussion on bridging the gap between engineering work and business impact - how to help developers see the bigger picture of their contributions...